Swahili
kidumbwi
ki-DUM-bwi
How to say it
Swahilikidumbwiki-DUM-bwisoon
Englishpuddlesoon
Frenchflaquesoon
Meaning
a small pool or puddle of water, a variant of kidimbwi.
Good to know
see kidimbwi
Examples
- Watoto walicheza ndani ya kidumbwi baada ya mvua.The children played in the puddle after the rain.
- Kidumbwi hicho kina matope mengi.That puddle has a lot of mud.
- Hukuweza kupita bila kukanyaga kidumbwi.You could not pass without stepping in the puddle.
- Barabara ilikuwa na vidumbwi vingi baada ya dhoruba.The road had many puddles after the storm.
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